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About Nyalsu Village

Nyalsu is a mid sized village in Ukhimath tehsil, in the district of Rudraprayag, Uttarakhand. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 1,120, made up of 571 males and 549 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 961 females per 1000 males. The village covers 222.57 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 246471, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Nyalsu Overview

Census 2011 figures for Nyalsu village
Description Value
State Uttarakhand
District Rudraprayag
Tehsil Ukhimath
Pincode 246471
Area (hectares) 222.57 hectares
Population 1,120
Male Population 571
Female Population 549
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males) 961
Bus Service (public) Available within village
Bus Service (private) Available within village
Nearest Railway Station Available within 10+ km distance

How Nyalsu compares

By the 2011 count Nyalsu is the 13th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, which puts it more than twice the local average, where the typical village holds 369 residents. Its 222.57 hectares work out to about 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads. On the sex ratio, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

Getting to Nyalsu

Nyalsu is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Nyalsu as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Nyalsu from other places

Nyalsu lies about 38 km from Rudraprayag, and the nearest railway station is Rishikesh, about 96 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Nyalsu
Tehsil headquarters Ukhimath 11 km
District headquarters Rudraprayag 38 km
Nearest town Srīnagar 53 km
Nearest railway station Rishikesh 96 km

Villages closest to Nyalsu

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Ukhimath tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

Common questions about Nyalsu

As per the Census of India 2011, Nyalsu village had a population of 1,120. That makes it the 13th largest of the 225 villages in the tehsil, more than twice the local average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 369 residents.

Nyalsu village has 571 males and 549 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Nyalsu has about 961 females for every 1000 males. In short, the balance between women and men is close to even, though that is well below the tehsil average of 1076.

The pincode recorded for Nyalsu is 246471. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Nyalsu covers 222.57 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 5.0 people per hectare, thinly settled, with room between homesteads.

Nyalsu falls under Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district in Uttarakhand.

The nearest railway station to Nyalsu is Rishikesh, about 96 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Nyalsu.

Nyalsu is about 38 km from Rudraprayag in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Nyalsu is in Ukhimath tehsil of Rudraprayag district. Ukhimath is about 11 km away. Rudraprayag is about 38 km away. Srīnagar is about 53 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.

The closest recorded villages are Sersi (1.5 km), Chilond (1.9 km) and Barasu (2.7 km).

No. It is the count from the Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. The population of Nyalsu today is likely to be higher.

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